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08/15/2016

Bill McKibben calls for all-out war against climate change

New York City during a weekend visit was hotter than I ever remember. Summers used to be pleasant there, but now the heat index pushes past 100 degrees, with the tall buildings and sidewalks and streets intensifying the humidity and high temperatures.

At the same time, my hometown of Baton Rouge was devastated by floods in neighborhoods that I never remember having serious flooding before.

Tbe extreme weather in New York and Baton Rouge left me agreeing with Bill McKibben's alarm in a New Republic article that climate change requires a mobilization effort like that of World War II.